SHANGHAI, China, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading international travel services provider Trip.com Group today released its 2020 May Day Tourism Trends Report for the Chinese market, revealing a significant increase in bookings over the period, and tendencies towards a particular mode of domestic travel in the country, where the company is the largest travel [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming “golden holiday” is bringing hopes of business revival to tourist towns in South Korea, long empty for fear of COVID-19, but it is also putting authorities on high alert over the danger of a new wave of infections. The nation is bracing for a long holiday from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – During the Lunar New Year holiday, consumers focused on products for themselves and invested in themselves. CJ O Shopping Co., a South Korean cable home shopping channel, analyzed sales during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 24 to 27. The results showed that the amount of orders for foreign and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run museums and art museums nationwide will present a troupe performance and other cultural activities to the public around the traditional holiday starting this week, the culture ministry said Friday. The Lunar New Year holiday, known as “Seol,” is one of the two major traditional Korean holidays and falls [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Buses and subways in Seoul will run on extended operating hours over the weekend to meet demand for late-hour travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, the city government said Friday. Subway lines No. 1 to 9, as well as the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit, will run until 2 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Major royal palaces in Seoul will offer free admission during the Lunar New Year holiday from Friday to Monday, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said. Four palaces from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) — Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu and Changgyeong — will open during the four days including Monday, when they [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of events offering traditional activities are scheduled to be held at venues across Seoul during the Lunar New Year holiday. Namsangol Hanok Village, consisting of restored traditional houses, or “hanok” in Korean, said it is holding an event on the first three days of the holiday, which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The operator of Incheon airport, South Korea’s main gateway, said Wednesday it will take preventive measures against a new coronavirus from China as more than 1 million travelers are expected to use the airport during the Lunar New Year holiday starting this week. Incheon International Airport Corp. put the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Can conflicts stemming from holidays be grounds for divorce? Judging by recent court decisions, the times are changing. The Chuseok holiday is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable occasion when family members gather together to share food and give thanks to their ancestors. However, it can also be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite growing awareness of gender equality among Koreans, the equality gap between men and women during the traditional holidays remains wide, a recent report has shown. According to an online survey of 2,000 citizens conducted by the Seoul Foundation for Women and Family during this year’s Lunar New Year [...]